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outcome XM-DAC-41146-MEX_D_1.1
By 2025, the Mexican State plans with territorial, population and gender perspective, inclusive strategies to generate shared prosperity that reduces inequality and poverty.
More women are qualifying their ability to influence and participate in decision-making spaces with the support of responsible institutions, particularly at local level. During 202 1 , the partnership with the local authorities of the state were strengthened and women from that state have more skills on political participation and are more inform ed on political violence. The electoral institute of Oaxaca have access to cultural-sensitive information to be used in communication campaigns on prevention of violence against women in politics thanks to a package of cultural-sensitive written and audio materials, facilitated by the CO, that is intended be used in communication campaigns on prevention of violence against women in politics, in Spanish and in the two most spoken indigenous languages in the state: Mixteco and Zapoteco. Traducción Mixteco Traducción Zapoteco Also, audio spots were elaborated to be used and disseminated by the local electoral institute highlighting the importance of women’s political leadership and sharing some strategies to prevent online violence against women in politics. CO elaborated and shared with local institutions a series of recommendations to improve their response to VAWP , based on testimonies, legal dispositions, and the identified barriers that women face when denouncing VAWP. <a data-auth="Verified" data-linkindex="10" href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/ap/b-59584e83/?url=https%3A%2F%2Funwomen-my.sharepoint.com%2F%3Ab%3A%2Fg%2Fpersonal%2Ffrancisco_camarena_unwomen_org%2FEeeQVm9KPNxCrQCkDblBjpIBzGdPmDktqPEL15ZCHvyzWA%3Fe%3DJ11A0P&data=04%7C01%7Cjessi
outcome XM-DAC-41146-MEX_D_2.1
By 2025, the population in conditions of greatest vulnerability has access to universal health, education and culture, food, social protection and a comprehensive quality care system.
The Generation Equality Forum 2021 served as framework for the joint launch with INMUJERES, of the Global Alliance for Care , the most transformative initiative that already has 52 members among governments, academia, philanthropies, civil society and the private sector. The Global Alliance for Care , is a multi-stakeholder and co-creative space seeking to transform culture and reduce inequalities by guaranteeing the recognition, reduction and redistribution of domestic and care work. https://alianzadecuidados.forogeneracionigualdad.mx/ At the national level, UN Women CO works closely with INMUJERES in securing visibility opportunities for the Alliance and promoting the construction of a National Care System in Mexico , with an strategic 360° approach that includes the provision of technical assistance to the Executive, particularly to the Ministry of Finance with methodologies and studies for decision making of analysis and simulation of the investment and economic costs and the effects on the product, employment and tax revenues in the implementation of universal care services for early childhood, childhood and people in situations of dependency. This methodology can be applied at national, state and local level, as well as replicated in other countries that have also shown interest such as Spain. On November 18, 2020, the Chamber of Deputies approved a bill to amend the Political Constitution to recognize the right of care and the State’s responsibility of creating a national care system. However, the Senate´s approval is pending. On October 21, 2021, a bill was presented in the Senate to propose the creation of a General Law of the National Care System , stablishing the guiding principles, as well as the powers, competencies, concurrence and coordination bases between the Federation, the states, and municipalities. UN Women directly contributed to this normative work in the country by providing technical advice for the drafting of the Law initiative and advocacy to the Legislative regarding international experiences in care legislation and construction of national care systems. In terms of catalytic programmes, the Joint SDG Fund Programme “Closing gaps: Making social protection work for women in Mexico” implemented by ILO, as the JP-Mexico’s lead agency, UN Women and FAO. Harnessing the mandate of each agency and working along with diverse stakeholders, contribute to the creation of an effective legal and policy framework for domestic workers and women temporary agricultural workers, through research on social protection gaps, promoting dialogue with government, social actors and parliamentarians at national and state level and drafting policy and legal strategies and/or action plans. Furthermore, it promotes the establishment of the first National Care System that aims at better articulating the existing care policies to enhance the quality, scale and coverage of public care services, for the benefit of all women in Mexico, especially those not covered by the social security contributory system. UN Women carried out the pilot in Iztapalapa (Mexico City) for the diagnostic and implementation of care services at local level : mapping of services, diagnosis of gaps and intervention methodological proposal; cost studies and returns on investment of the progressive expansion of care services for the early childhood population and older people in a situation of dependency; a methodology and simulator for estimating costs and economic impacts of care services that can be replicated in other countries of Latin America and the Caribbean and the world; a curricular proposal for the professionalization of child care work and older adults with the ICAT with a gender and human rights perspective, replicable in other states. Mexico CO - R2 - All Documents (sharepoint.com) Within this program, a campaign with a programmatic approach was developed to make visible the rights of domestic workers in collaboration with key actors from government, academia, trade unions and civil society. The access to information on care systems is being facilitated trough different mechanisms such as communication strategies with key collaborations in social media established with the Domestic Workers Union, CACEH & The Mexican Institute for Radio (IMER), through the dissemination of a national wide radio campaign regarding VAW linked to the components of the programme. Also, the Allied Media Network, initiative started in 2021 influenced the media by specific journalistic pieces of the Global Care Alliance through 5 contents on this topic, with interviews, columns and videos with experts. The CO is also increasing its knowledge on sustainable finance so there could be a better accompaniment to relevant actors interested in exploring these mechanisms by working in to emerging opportunities with key stakeholders such as the National Ministry of Finance, UNDP, and FIRA.
outcome XM-DAC-41146-MEX_D_2.2
By 2025, the Mexican State has decent work programs to address labor market needs, including institutional strengthening, job training, formalization, women's economic participation, protection of rights, social mobility and labor justice.
Within the area of economic empowerment, the Second Chance Education Program , implemented in the states of Jalisco, State of Mexico and Puebla has achieved great results. At the moment 4,369 participants women are supported to complement their studies and count with entrepreneurship skills. 2,245 women graduated the program by completing the Program. This represents a total of 3,098 women graduated from SCE Program since July 2019. In 2021, 3,007 marginalized women have enrolled in the Program and have access to more education, employment and entrepreneurship opportunities, through 15 SCE learning centers. The women have access to 67 courses. This represents a total of 5,033 women enrolled since the beginning of the Program, thus, achieving its target of 5,000 enrolled women and exceeding its goals on the number of centers (12) and the number of courses (5). SCE count with 18 courses in the online platform. Likewise, the program promotes the creation of support and mentoring networks between the same participants generating so far 55 networks and 386 women have developed their leadership skills further by participating in the Program as mentors for new participants and support other women within of the same program. These results have also been thanks to the alliances that have been achieved through this program working with state governments through 15 learning centers . Also, it has had the support of three Non-Governmental Organizations, four private sector companies; promoting that together have carried out 140 activities with the communities. 1,317 SCE participants have access to broader range of employment and entrepreneurship opportunities, through the partnerships with the state governments of Jalisco (Ministry of Substantive Equality between Women and Men), State of Mexico (Ministry of Women, and Puebla (Ministry of Labor); the municipal governments of Zapopan, Lerma and Huixquilucan; and private sector partners, HP, Intel and Megacable. Approximately 40 people from RPs and UN Women teams from the 6 countries where SCE is implemented acquired new resources and knowledge to continue consolidating the program by participating on the two mini-conference on new masculinities and gender divide . 33 RPs' staff and 37 state and municipal government officials developed a new understanding of gender equality and care through the capacity training of the Simone de Beauvoir Leadership Institute. Around 22 representatives of UN Women, RPs, private sector and municipal and state government participated in a design thinking workshop to provide insights on the design of the SCE partners' portal, which aims to strengthen the collaboration, communication and accountability among them. Also, in a workshop of SCE and Moving Forward Equality, 40 people from private sector partners, RPs and participants, and the Regional Director for Latin America and Caribbean and the Country Representative, exchange experiences on women's economic empowerment. The government of the state of Jalisco, through its Gender Equality ministry, continued to collaborate with UN Women by establishing a Learning Center within its Meeting and Attention Center, benefiting 261 women and by providing access to the contents from the SCE platforms as part of its women's empowerment program, Fuerza Mujeres, benefiting over 2,936 women. The government of the state of Mexico signed a Memorandum of Understanding, which led to the official launch of one Learning Center, which has benefited 39 women in its two-month running. The municipal governments of Tehuacan and Zinacatepec continue providing spaces to set up learning spaces. The municipal governments of Huixquilucan and Lerma have also provided spaces, as well as in this year, 2 events were carried out to showcase the results of the Program. The municipal government of Zapopan continues its collaboration with spaces and personnel, through three Municipal Academies, and it is exploring the expansion of the Program to new spaces. The communication campaign of the program was launched and evaluated during 2021. The partnership with private sector is strengthened continuously. By 2021, 136 companies are among the WEP Signatories on the WEP website (www.weps.org/companies). The CO has strengthened its collaboration with business chambers and associations such as the Global Compact, Abogadas MX, the Mexican Association of the Information Technology Industry, and the Business Coordinating Council through webinars for the private sector.
outcome XM-DAC-41146-MEX_D_2.3
By 2025, the Mexican State strengthens its capacities for adaptation and resilience to climate variability and change through multisectoral policies, programs, tools and services, with a focus on the most vulnerable groups and territories; consolidating the perspectives of interculturality, human rights and gender, which consider the integral management of water, disaster risks and based on the sustainable management of terrestrial, coastal and marine ecosystems.
With the support of UNW trough the Moving Forward for Equality Program more women, in post-disaster recovery contexts, develop innovative and sustainable businesses to reactivate local economies and build livelihoods and resilience. Pillar 1 Inclusive economic recovery program by promoting empowerment of women in some of the areas affected by the earthquakes of September 2017: in the Mexico City and Oaxaca. The most relevant results of this pillar are the 2,040 women affected by the 2017 earthquakes and the COVID 19 pandemic in four municipalities (Tlahuac, Iztapalapa, Xochimilco and Juchitan) have acquired tools and increased personal and entrepreneurial capacities to reactive and develop innovative, sustainable and time-saving businesses. Also, these women have improved their knowledge on disaster risk reduction and have strengthen their participation in the development of disaster risk reduction and prevention community plans. So far, participating women have increased their weekly gross sales by up to 40%; 240 women strengthened resilience capacities and 294 women with tools for their health mental; more than 20 cooperatives have been created. The mentoring program has been promoted among the participants with the training of 40 mentors who accompanied 440 women; has been promoted visibility and assessment of care work as well as the redistribution of roles and workloads care work within homes; and many of the businesses have become the main household income. • Pillar 2 promote gender equality within Danone in Mexico. Within the company there are now more women in leadership positions reaching 41%; there are 34% of women in management positions address; flexible work schemes have been promoted; parental policy including leave for primary and secondary caregivers as well as lactation rooms; and staff have been trained in of gender stereotypes -diversity. • Pillar 3 raising awareness about equal employment opportunities between men and women. under this pillar has been positioned nationally and internationally as a good practice of UN Women in this matter, in partnership with the private sector. Likewise, the presence of Danone has been promoted as champion for gender equality in international forums and spaces such as Más Cartagena and the WEPS; Bonafont's international positioning as an emblematic brand has also been promoter of equal opportunities. The Alliance has had a great impact on brand equity of the company. UNW has strengthened their interagency collaboration by the close work done with the IOM through a virtual fair where 65 companies participated and more than 22 thousand people attended it, also with knowledge sharing products such as the brief "Rights- based and gender-sensitive supply chains".
outcome XM-DAC-41146-MEX_D_3.1
By 2025, the Mexican State effectively implements regulatory frameworks, public policies and quality mechanisms that prevent and sanction all forms and manifestations of violence, particularly against women, girls and adolescents, to while guaranteeing access to quality services for proper care and protection for victims.
With the work of the Spotlight Initiative on legislative matters, harmonization processes have taken large steps. On August 24, the congress of the state of Chihuahua amended several laws to strengthen the state’s response to VWAG, including reforms to the Law of the Right of Women to a Life Free of Violence, the Law of the Rights of Girls, Children, and Adolescents, and the Law that Regulates the Provision of Services for the Attention, Care and Comprehensive Development of Children. At the federal level, four comprehensive reform packages were presented in the following areas: regarding orphans’ victims of femicide, regarding femicide and child femicide, regarding supervision, reporting, and punishment for public servants who violate the human rights of women victims of violence, regarding family violence. UN Women has signed Memorandums of Understanding with the Federal Congress (the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies), the Congress of the state of Mexico and the Congress of Chihuahua. https://www.spotlightinitiative.org/es/news/alianza-legislativa-con-la-camara-de-senadorases-de-mexico Guides and knowledge products have been elaborated by CO, with the participation of several CSOs from the municipalities of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Ecatepec, Naucalpan, and Chilpancingo. The proposal on the legislative harmonization of the General Law of Responsibilities is still pending discussion in the proper legislative commission, so it is expected to resume its adjudication. 3,000 women and girls’ victims of violence were directly benefited from CSOs interventions and around 10,000 indirect victims. This is the result of the financial support given to 21 civil society organizations from Chilpancingo, Ecatepec, Naucalpan, Ciudad Juárez, and Chihuahua. 135 activists, leaders of civil society and defenders of women have strengthened their capacities on different gender skills to eradicate violence against women such as: knowledge on feminicidal violence; capacities for funding, working with international cooperation, and accountability; and technical needs to improve their strategies to eradicate violence against women and girls. 15 media sources participated in a pilot of innovative coverage on violence against women and girls, through 30 notes developed and disseminated in the second semester of 2021, of which 13 were part of the orange day in the framework of the International Day Against VAWG. Also, through the Allied Media Network, as part of the Media Compact, positioning actions to eliminate feminicide and change social standards towards the prevention of VAWG were supported. A proposal for a set of strategic indicators resulting from the statistical production on VAWG have been carried out by the Spotlight entities and municipalities. Several other tools have been created during 2021, for instance, a strategy that strengthens the administrative records of three states and five municipalities of Spotlight as well as the guiding principles and instruments of this strategy include specific recommendations, particularly for the National Bank of Data and Information on Cases of Violence against Women (BANAVIM ), the administrative records of the Mechanisms for the Advancement of Women and the administrative records of the 911 and 089 Emergency Call Centers. The UN Women Center of Excellence on Gender Statistics (CEGS), in coordination with the UNODC Center of Excellence, prepared the document: “Statistical framework on gender-related killings of women and girls (also referred to as femicide / feminicide)” . The document was submitted to a global consultation carried out with health, judicial, statistical and academic institutions. The purpose was to improve data collection techniques on violence against women and to have an International Classification of Crimes for Statistical Purposes (ICCS) from a gender perspective. The document was submitted to the United Nations Statistical Commission and presented at the 15th Meeting of the Inter-Agency and Expert Group on Gender Statistics (IAEG-GS). With the Safe Cities program public, digital spaces are consolidated, including workspaces, free of harassment against women. The efforts made in Guadalajara, Coahuila and Iztapalapa through knowledge products and trainings, this program is adding to promote that all women and girls live a live free of violence. The state government of Coahuila now has the first State Program to prevent and eliminate violence in the state of Coahuila and four relevant knowledge products for informed decision making and design of EVAWG public policies. Also, to strengthen the capacities of both authorities and organizations of the civil society, there are now 200 key actors in Coahuila (police, public prosecutor's offices, gender units, CSOs) with skills capacities and tools to deal with VAWG. The Municipality of Iztapalapa in Mexico City, as well as CSOs, academic and diverse women and neighbors can now benefit from a scoping study, program proposal and baseline study on SVAWG in public spaces. Considering prevention is still the most cost-effective, long-term way to stop violence and focusing on early education, respectful relationships, a Design Thinking Workshop with the United Nations International Computing Center (UNICCC) increased the capacities of 25 women (indigenous, refugees, LGBTQ+, working mothers and disabled women) from the city of Guadalajara and its metropolitan area, to ideatShowing 1 - 5 of 11